Turkish president leaves for Rome to attend G20 summit

2-day session to address COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, global cooperation on climate action

By Kaan Bozdogan

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday departed from Istanbul for the 16th G20 summit in Rome, Italy.

The plane carrying the president, first lady Emine Erdogan and other delegates departed at 22:03 (GMT2003) from the Ataturk Airport.

The group of 20 largest and most advanced economies is holding the summit on Oct. 30-31 to focus on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, fostering a robust economic recovery, and boosting global cooperation on climate action.

Meetings are also expected to discuss migrant crises and other geopolitical issues.

The G20 countries are Turkey, the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, India, Russia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the EU bloc.

Italy, as the G20 term chair, has also invited representatives of Azerbaijan, Congo, Rwanda, the Philippines, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Singapore.

*Writing and contribution by Busra Nur Cakmak

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